Sydney Ice Dogs
– Jason Juba has announced his resignation as general manager of the Ice Dogs citing a focus on family and business ventures as the reason. Juba has been in the position since February 2016. A replacement has yet to be announced. For more information see the announcement from the club.

Round 5 of the 2017-18 Australian Junior Ice Hockey League season has finished with wins for the Adelaide Generals, Sydney Wolf Pack, Sydney Sabres and Perth Sharks. The Adelaide Generals and Brisbane Blitz remain on top of their respective division standings, while the Generals lead the league standings by seven points. Next week the Sabres and Wolf Pack take on each other in a double header at the Penrith Ice Palace.

Round 8 of the 2017-18 Australian Women’s Ice Hockey League season has finished with both the Melbourne Ice and Sydney Sirens picking up a win from the double header. The loss for the Sirens in game one is their first since February 2016 where they lost the AWIHL final to the Ice in a shootout. The Sirens remain on top of the standings, six points clear of the second placed Ice. Next week there are no regular season games but the Sydney Sirens host the Perth Inferno in a two game exhibition series in Canterbury and Liverpool.

Adelaide Adrenaline
– The Adrenaline have announced the signing of defenceman Corey Stringer for the upcoming 2018 season. Stringer has spent the last three seasons playing for the Melbourne Mustangs where he has recorded nine points in 46 games. He is currently playing for the Melbourne Glaciers in the 2017-18 AJIHL season where he has 14 points from nine games. For more information see the announcement from the club.

The AWIHL have announced that they will stream the 17 February exhibition game between the Sydney Sirens and Perth Inferno. The streaming will be provided by Thought Fox Media Group with commentary by Eric Brookes. The Sydney Sirens will host the Inferno in a two game exhibition series on 17 and 18 February at the Canterbury Olympic Ice Rink and Liverpool Catholic Club Ice Rink. The exhibition games are part of the Inferno’s bid to enter the AWIHL for the 2018-19 season.

Ice Hockey Australia have released the roster for the Australian women’s national team for the upcoming 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship Division II Group A tournament. The competition will take place from 31 March to 6 April in Maribor, Slovenia with Australia competing against Great Britain, Mexico, the Netherlands, North Korea and Slovenia.

Australia finished last at the 2017 Division II Group A tournament and was initially set for relegation however a change to the Championship tournament halted all relegation for 2017 and 2018. The IIHF announced at the 2017 annual congress that they would expand the Championship tournament from eight to ten teams. To accommodate this change relegation was halted until 2019 across all levels of the World Championships.

Ice Hockey Australia have released the final roster for the Australian men’s national under-20 team for the upcoming 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship Division II Group A tournament. The competition will take place from 1 April to 7 April in Tallinn, Estonia with Australia competing against Estonia, Great Britain, Lithuania, Poland and South Korea.

Adelaide Adrenaline
– The Adrenaline have announced the re-signing of defencemen Zachary Boyle and Jordan Geyer for the upcoming season. Boyle returns for his fourth season with the Adrenaline and fifth AIHL season, having spent 2016 with the CBR Brave. Geyer will return for his third season with the Adrenaline. For more information see the announcement from the club.